World Geography SLO Review

______is a smaller map within a larger map. It serve multiple purposes, including to: Provide an overview of the main map. It can show the location of the main map in the context of a larger area

• Key

• Legend

• Inset

• Compass Rose

How many intercardinal directions are there?

• 6

• 9

• 4

• 8

____________are a type of thematic map used in cartography to show the movement of objects between different areas.

• Flow-Line Map

• Political Map

• Cartogram Map

• Histogram Map

On this map, different countries are represented in different colors, with no two adjacent countries sharing a color?

• Contour Map

• Political Map

• Thematic Map

• Climate Map

Which continent is in all four hemispheres?

• North America

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

What percentage of water comes from the  Earth's oceans ?

• 50%

• 97%

• 85%

• 72%

Which is the world's largest river?

• Rhines River

• Amazon River

• Nile River

• Congo River

The largest country in the world by geographical area is

• Australia

• China

• USA

• Russia

 Maps that show information such as cities, capitals, states, and countries are known as:

• Cartogram Maps

• Histogram Maps

• Topographic Maps

• Political Maps

This symbol identifies which features of a map?

• Key

• Directions

• Projections

• Miles